Ascend permits/license are a big part of Nepal's economy.
It is a way to limit the stream of climbers on the mountain and it brings money, dollars even, to the country.
Yes, I know there are too many poeple on the mountain, and yes, it is a bit of an unfaire use of natural ressources but it could be worse, and poor countries have to make do with what they have on hand.
Sherpas are like your guardian angels. They carry everything for you, and it is their resposiblity to get you up and back. There was a chinese 60 year old boomer yesterday who got sick before entering the summit and a sherpa dragged her down like 4k metres. Also oxygen bottles and medicine costs money.
That's pathetic. Pathetic on Nepal for having no industry aside from hustling retards that want to walk up a hill, and the same retards that need to pay someone to practically do the climb for them.
I'm saying if I were to climb a mountain, I would do it myself. But seeing as I have no business climbing a mountain, I won't cope by paying a glorified talking mule to do all the work for me while I huff oxygen and still fail to keep up.
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what was the highest altitute which you ever experienced?
Sherpas are like your guardian angels. They carry everything for you, and it is their resposiblity to get you up and back. There was a chinese 60 year old boomer yesterday who got sick before entering the summit and a sherpa dragged her down like 4k metres. Also oxygen bottles and medicine costs money.
>There was a chinese 60 year old boomer yesterday who got sick before entering the summit and a sherpa dragged her down like 4k metres.
A 60 year old has no business trying to climb Mount Everest. They're not only a danger to themselves, they can potentially be a danger to others who have to carry their weight (literally and figuratively). It's actually disgusting.
Some people do it for the adventure. Those are the mountaineering types. They get off on the thrill, like womanizers get off on the thrill of chasing skirts and gamblers get off on potentially losing everything.
Then there's the gays that do it for their egos. I remember reading about this Google executive who never climbed a mountain, but decided to do Everest. He died of head injuries sustained in an avalanche at base camp. Reddit types with no personality will do anything to seem interesting these days, it seems.
Everest is a mess these days because of these people. Trash everywhere, traffic jams due to rich gays with too much money all heading over to climb it during the short window every year when attempts on the peak are possible.
The crowds are way down since the sherpas all walked off the job.
I know a guy who did it. He's legit though. Big time glacier guide in Alaska, got real high up as a mountain guide in Antartcia, climbed Denali...if I remember right a client he had from glacier guiidng liked him so much he paid for him to do Everest too. At least I think that's the story.
He didn't have a lot ot say about it. It was a pretty uneventful trip. One foot in front of the other until you're literally on top of the world. How do you impart that feeling in conversation? Not really possible.
There's nothing special about Nepal and the Sherpas are a bunch of assholes. It's another example of a third world shithole, in this case a massive one, becoming arrogant and self-righteous thanks to Instafucks throwing money at it's one worthwhile point-of-interest (Everest).
They passed that law on April 1st requiring a guide for everything EXCEPT the EBC Trek. It's clear the 'Sherpas' have not only been spoiled but have this insane expectation you'll just give them money. Going solo, the level of harassment you'll deal with from them beating dogs when you see you coming to the older Sherpa-fucks walking out of their tin-shacks to spit at your feet as you walk through yet another shit-shack village is insane.
The "Guides" they want you to pay $25/day (~250% more than avg. daily cost on trail) are inexperienced morons that have no trail etiquette and otherwise take a dozen Instafucks down the path with similarly no care for others. On the way back, the last 2 days, I finally just started pushing these people out of the way including throwing an elbow into a "guide" that was just waltzing down the center of the path while I was coming. I told him to "pick a side", he didn't and just stared, so I drove my elbow into him as hard as I could. Fucker actually had the nerve to say something. Doesn't include the Instashits 12 to a 'guide' standing in your way or turning so their bags block your path. Had to push three or four of these retards out of the way.
Only go to Nepal if you plan to SOLO the EBC trek. Any self respecting traveler needs to remove it from their 'to go' list if it's for more than EBC. Do not support the Sherpas.
Thankfully the dream of "Getting lost in the Nepal Himalayas and disappearing for few weeks into the tea houses" was less destroyed by the April 1st law requiring you to pay for a glorified tout to "guide" you - but rather destroyed by the realization those "Tea house" are just tin shacks without a bar of soap in them.
Agree with this honestly. The new requirement for a guide is a massive fuck you to hikers and Nepal has been drinking its own koolaid for far too fucking long.
If Mountain Big.
Don't Be Scared.
Do one Thing.
Die in Shaird.
Don't Do It.
Stay In Town.
Stay Real Dead.
Don't Be Sound.
Do one thing.
Mountain conquer you.
One Last Thing.
Just find sloot.
I did it on Monday. And K2 on Wednesday.
did you see any dead bodies ?
>costs $60k
>good chance you'll die
>suffering the entire time
>climbers regularly lose fingers and toes
Why would anyone do this shit
>costs $60k
you're walking up a fucking hill, what the fuck. is there a dragon at the peak demanding a levy?
Ascend permits/license are a big part of Nepal's economy.
It is a way to limit the stream of climbers on the mountain and it brings money, dollars even, to the country.
Yes, I know there are too many poeple on the mountain, and yes, it is a bit of an unfaire use of natural ressources but it could be worse, and poor countries have to make do with what they have on hand.
That's pathetic. Pathetic on Nepal for having no industry aside from hustling retards that want to walk up a hill, and the same retards that need to pay someone to practically do the climb for them.
are you saying that you would be able to do it alone?
I'm saying if I were to climb a mountain, I would do it myself. But seeing as I have no business climbing a mountain, I won't cope by paying a glorified talking mule to do all the work for me while I huff oxygen and still fail to keep up.
what was the highest altitute which you ever experienced?
You've got no idea how difficult it is to operate at that altitude.
Because that's how they make money
Sherpas are like your guardian angels. They carry everything for you, and it is their resposiblity to get you up and back. There was a chinese 60 year old boomer yesterday who got sick before entering the summit and a sherpa dragged her down like 4k metres. Also oxygen bottles and medicine costs money.
>There was a chinese 60 year old boomer yesterday who got sick before entering the summit and a sherpa dragged her down like 4k metres.
A 60 year old has no business trying to climb Mount Everest. They're not only a danger to themselves, they can potentially be a danger to others who have to carry their weight (literally and figuratively). It's actually disgusting.
>wtf why are phones so expensive? they're just wires
what a dumb fucking comment holy fucking shit
>t. sherpa
That's a terrible comparison, and you're a moron. Maybe try a food analogy next you dumb moron
go and "walk up that hill" then if it sounds that fucking easy to you, retard
backpedaling doesn't make you sound any smarter
Some people do it for the adventure. Those are the mountaineering types. They get off on the thrill, like womanizers get off on the thrill of chasing skirts and gamblers get off on potentially losing everything.
Then there's the gays that do it for their egos. I remember reading about this Google executive who never climbed a mountain, but decided to do Everest. He died of head injuries sustained in an avalanche at base camp. Reddit types with no personality will do anything to seem interesting these days, it seems.
Everest is a mess these days because of these people. Trash everywhere, traffic jams due to rich gays with too much money all heading over to climb it during the short window every year when attempts on the peak are possible.
The crowds are way down since the sherpas all walked off the job.
I know a guy who did it. He's legit though. Big time glacier guide in Alaska, got real high up as a mountain guide in Antartcia, climbed Denali...if I remember right a client he had from glacier guiidng liked him so much he paid for him to do Everest too. At least I think that's the story.
He didn't have a lot ot say about it. It was a pretty uneventful trip. One foot in front of the other until you're literally on top of the world. How do you impart that feeling in conversation? Not really possible.
There's nothing special about Nepal and the Sherpas are a bunch of assholes. It's another example of a third world shithole, in this case a massive one, becoming arrogant and self-righteous thanks to Instafucks throwing money at it's one worthwhile point-of-interest (Everest).
They passed that law on April 1st requiring a guide for everything EXCEPT the EBC Trek. It's clear the 'Sherpas' have not only been spoiled but have this insane expectation you'll just give them money. Going solo, the level of harassment you'll deal with from them beating dogs when you see you coming to the older Sherpa-fucks walking out of their tin-shacks to spit at your feet as you walk through yet another shit-shack village is insane.
The "Guides" they want you to pay $25/day (~250% more than avg. daily cost on trail) are inexperienced morons that have no trail etiquette and otherwise take a dozen Instafucks down the path with similarly no care for others. On the way back, the last 2 days, I finally just started pushing these people out of the way including throwing an elbow into a "guide" that was just waltzing down the center of the path while I was coming. I told him to "pick a side", he didn't and just stared, so I drove my elbow into him as hard as I could. Fucker actually had the nerve to say something. Doesn't include the Instashits 12 to a 'guide' standing in your way or turning so their bags block your path. Had to push three or four of these retards out of the way.
Only go to Nepal if you plan to SOLO the EBC trek. Any self respecting traveler needs to remove it from their 'to go' list if it's for more than EBC. Do not support the Sherpas.
Thankfully the dream of "Getting lost in the Nepal Himalayas and disappearing for few weeks into the tea houses" was less destroyed by the April 1st law requiring you to pay for a glorified tout to "guide" you - but rather destroyed by the realization those "Tea house" are just tin shacks without a bar of soap in them.
Agree with this honestly. The new requirement for a guide is a massive fuck you to hikers and Nepal has been drinking its own koolaid for far too fucking long.
>They passed that law on April 1st requiring a guide for everything
Are you sure? A hungarian climber without sherpas died last week
what are they going to do? fine him?
did k2 on monday and doing everest wednesday
Did both on Monday and doing them both again on Wednesday.
No and I have no desire to.
If Mountain Big.
Don't Be Scared.
Do one Thing.
Die in Shaird.
Don't Do It.
Stay In Town.
Stay Real Dead.
Don't Be Sound.
Do one thing.
Mountain conquer you.
One Last Thing.
Just find sloot.